महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-28

प्रच्छादयन्तौ समरे शरजालैः परस्परम् ।
रथाभ्यां नादयन्तौ च दिशः सर्वा विचेरतुः ॥२८॥

28. pracchādayantau samare śarajālaiḥ parasparam ,
rathābhyāṁ nādayantau ca diśaḥ sarvā viceratuḥ.

28. pracchādayantau samare śarajālaiḥ parasparam
rathābhyām nādayantau ca diśaḥ sarvāḥ viceratuḥ

28. samare śarajālaiḥ parasparam pracchādayantau ca
rathābhyām sarvāḥ diśaḥ nādayantau viceratuḥ

28. Covering each other in battle with volleys of arrows, and making all directions resound, they moved about with their chariots.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छादयन्तौ (pracchādayantau) - two covering, two concealing

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with nets of arrows

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

• रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with two chariots

• नादयन्तौ (nādayantau) - two making resound, two causing to sound

• च (ca) - and, also

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every (feminine plural)

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they both moved about, they both wandered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छादयन्तौ (pracchādayantau) - two covering, two concealing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pracchādayat

pracchādayat - covering, concealing

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Formed from the causative of root √chad (to cover) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with nets of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - net of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, web
  noun (neuter)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

(pronoun)

Accusative of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Note: Functions adverbially here.

रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with two chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

नादयन्तौ (nādayantau) - two making resound, two causing to sound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nādayat

nādayat - making resound, causing to sound

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Formed from the causative of root √nad (to sound).

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every (feminine plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: The Devanagari input 'सर्वा' (sarvā) is grammatically ambiguous here, likely intended as 'सर्वाः' (sarvāḥ) to agree with 'दिशः' (diśaḥ) in accusative plural feminine. This entry reflects the grammatically correct form 'sarvāḥ'.

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they both moved about, they both wandered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vicar

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)